#FIFA 09 PODOLSKI FULL#
When his full potential was finally unveiled, he had already decided to represent Germany. Hes not even a regular starter at his club." By that time Podolski was still interested in representing Poland, but as the season progressed German media increasingly highlighted his performances to suggest he should be called up to the German national team. Janas ignored the request stating in one of the press interviews that "as for today we have much better strikers in Poland and I dont see a reason to call up a player just because he played one or two good matches in the Bundesliga. In late 2003, after several impressive performances in his first few Bundesliga games, Polish media suggested then-Polish national team coach Pawe? Janas should check Podolski out, as he was still eligible to play for Poland. He returned from this injury and scored against Alemannia Aachen. Consequently, Podolski missed more than five match weeks. On 26 October 2006, Podolski suffered a serious injury to his right ankle joint caused by teammate, Mark van Bommel, during a training session. On 14 October 2006, with his first Bundesliga goal for Bayern, Podolski helped to secure the clubs 4–2 win over Hertha BSC. Only 26 seconds after the second half started, he scored the equaliser, evening the match 1–1. On 9 September 2006, he came on as a second half substitute in a DFB-Pokal game versus FC St. He made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern on 11 August 2006, coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute of a 2–0 victory against Borussia Dortmund. Financial details of the deal were not immediately available, but the transfer fee was speculated to be around €10 million. On 1 June 2006, Podolski announced that a transfer agreement had been reached with Bayern Munich, allowing him to join the Bavarian side for the 2006–07 season.
In 2006, clubs such as Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Hamburger SV, Werder Bremen, and Real Madrid manifested their interest in Podolski, even though he had a contract with 1.
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